A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar

 

A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar     
In 1993, HSE, in conjunction with the Home Office and the Scottish Office, published The guide to
health, safety and welfare at pop concerts and other similar events. The publication was well received
and was adopted as the standard for planning and managing health and safety at these events.
In the light of changes to health and safety law, and the continuing development of best practice by
the event industry, the guide has been reviewed and revised. The advice in this publication has
been tried and tested and lays down a firm foundation on which to organise health and safety at
music events. Many of the chapters can be applied to other types of event which, although not
necessarily having a musical theme, share some of the common characteristics of music events.
This publication will enable event organisers, local authorities, the emergency services and HSE to
work together to improve event safety. Their commitment to the production of this guide will
ensure that health and safety remains a priority and that all involved will be able to continue to
enjoy these events in safety.
This guide has been written in consultation with an event industry working group and with the co-
operation of a great many people. All contributors, including the members of the working group,
are listed at the back of the publication in the Acknowledgements section. I am grateful to them for
the time, knowledge and expertise which was given freely and without which, this guide would
not be possible.
I would like to give particular thanks to Lorraine Miller -Patel, Senior Environmental Health
Officer, London Borough of Haringey, who had the unenviable task of co-ordinating the work of
this project.